Guantanamo judge weighs separate trial for 9/11 suspect
FORT MEADE Md. (Reuters) – A U.S. military war crimes tribunal heard arguments on Thursday on whether to order a separate trial for a Saudi man charged with helping organize and finance the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Education reformer Rhee to leave advocacy group she founded
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Education reform advocate Michelle Rhee is stepping down from the nonprofit advocacy group she founded, saying she will focus on her family and the political career of her husband, former NBA star and current Sacramento Ma…
More arrests in Atlantic City casino heist; Delaware trooper shot
(Reuters) – Three more people have been arrested for the armed robbery of Caesars Atlantic City casino after a confrontation in which a Delaware trooper was shot, New Jersey State Police said on Thursday.
New Hampshire man sentenced to life for killing teen
DOVER N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire man found guilty of murdering a 19-year-old college student was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday following wrenching statements from the victim’s family, who called him a “monster.”
Overheated boy dies at Florida high school football camp
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Authorities in Florida are investigating the death of a 14-year-old high school boy who collapsed during the first full day of a pre-season football practice camp.
Rain, cooler temperatures ease wildfire threat in U.S. Northwest
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Lower temperatures and scattered rain brought a reprieve Thursday to the wildfire-scorched U.S. Northwest, where firefighters said they hoped to regain control of blazes that had flared during extreme heat this week.
U.S. Embassy dependents to leave Sierra Leone due to Ebola
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday it had ordered family members at the U.S. Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone to depart because of limitations on regular medical care as a result of the Ebola outbreak.
U.S. sovereign group’s leader convicted of selling fake IDs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal jury in Virginia has found an Ohio man who led an anti-government group guilty of selling fake diplomatic IDs to help group members avoid arrest or paying taxes and debts, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Alex…
Obama says time for healing, transparency in Missouri shooting
EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called for peace on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer and urged authorities to be transparent in their invest…
Central America braces for drought-linked food crisis
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Low rainfall linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon has led to drought in parts of Central America, causing widespread damage to crops, shortages and rising prices of food, and worsening hunger among the region’s poor.
